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“JD Sports is taking over the Zara unit but there has been a lot of work to do as it is a bigger space so it will be November before that opens.

“The only other space to fill is the restaurant unit upstairs. We are doing our best to fill that space but we want to get it right.

“We have enough burger places now so we want something else and we are looking at something Oriental.

“We have listened to our customers and we want it to be a renowned, national name.”

The Starbucks pod at St Stephen's shopping centre in Hull

British Land, the owners of St Stephen’s, is also considering removing the pod as the centre looks to evolve further which could see Starbucks relocating across to the chill out area on the second floor.

Mr Harris said: “We are looking at the options around the pod but there certainly won’t be anything happening before Christmas.

“Next year we will be looking to keep things new and fresh so we may looking at making the changes in the spring. But we have to pick a time to suit the retailers and customers.